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_ Memorandum for Ur, Boardnan — and dectded to leave England and so advised Burgess who agreed to ~~ es *- jmake all plans for the two of them to éscape. eae , The reason for the Russians’ selecting this time for subjects tA TN issue their statement is unknown. The "Washington Post and Times |” Herald" 2/13/56 contains article fron London stating the British ~~~ offictals believed the Russian purpose in presenting Burgess and Maclean at this time was to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Britain, Vladimir Petrov, Soviet KVD agent who defected in Australia — in 1954, revealed the subjects were long-time Soviet agents and their flight from England was planned by Moscow, fFetrov ina . statement issued in Australia 2/12/56 calls subjects liars in sayin they never acted as Soviet agepts. . re (a ry a